Comparison

Minesweeper Hex vs Langton's ant by Numa Dev

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Minesweeper Hex

The classic, with a twist!

Free

🎮 Games

★ 3.33 ratingsView app →

Langton's ant by Numa Dev

Free

🎮 Games

No ratingsView app →

About

Minesweeper Hex

Experience the classic Minesweeper puzzle with a hexagonal twist. This game offers a minimalist design for quick, strategic thinking sessions to challenge your mind.

Highlights

Hexagon grid gameplay
Minimalist design
Strategic puzzle solving
Quick play sessions
Mind-tickling challenges

Features

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Rediscover the classic game of Minesweeper with a twist! Minesweeper Hex brings you a whole new way to play the timeless puzzle, featuring hexagon fields instead of squares. With it's minimalistic style it’s the perfect game for a quick session of strategic thinking to tickle the mind.

About

Langton's ant by Numa Dev

Features

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Langton's ant is a two-dimensional Turing machine with a simple set of rules but complex emergent behavior. It was invented by Chris Langton in 1986 and runs on a square lattice of black and white cells. In the app, you will be able to choose speed of the ant, color of the ant, the background color. And, in future updates, you will be able to run several ants at the same time

Screenshots

Minesweeper Hex4 screens

Langton's ant by Numa Dev4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Minesweeper Hex at fortnightly against Langton's ant by Numa Dev's every 3 months. Langton's ant by Numa Dev's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper Hex ships an update fortnightly, Langton's ant by Numa Dev every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

Minesweeper Hex versus Langton's ant by Numa Dev: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Minesweeper Hex	Langton's ant by Numa Dev
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.3 (3 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	3 — better	—
Update frequency	Fortnightly — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.6	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	23 MB	14 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	SEGIT	Emmanuel Blazeix

In-app purchases

None

Minesweeper Hex

No in-app purchases

None

Langton's ant by Numa Dev

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper Hex free?

Minesweeper Hex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Langton's ant by Numa Dev free?

Langton's ant by Numa Dev is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Minesweeper Hex or Langton's ant by Numa Dev have ads?

Neither Minesweeper Hex nor Langton's ant by Numa Dev shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Minesweeper Hex or Langton's ant by Numa Dev?

Minesweeper Hex ships an update fortnightly, and Langton's ant by Numa Dev every 3 months. Most recently, Minesweeper Hex was updated on October 30, 2026 and Langton's ant by Numa Dev on October 30, 2026.